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Saudi says Idul Fitri to start Monday
Saudi Arabia announced that the Muslim holiday of Idul Fitri will begin on Monday in the country.
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This handout aerial image released by the Saudi press Agency (SPA) shows Muslim worshippers praying at the Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (Prophet's Mosque) in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Medina, late on April 29, 2022, during the fasting month of Ramadan.
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audi Arabia announced that the Muslim holiday of Idul Fitri, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, will begin on Monday in the country.
"Monday... is the first day of the blessed Eid al-Fitr for this year," with Sunday the last day of Ramadan, the official Saudi Press Agency said Saturday, citing a royal court statement.
Fellow Gulf states the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain have also made the same announcement.
The timing of Eid is determined by the sighting of the crescent moon, in accordance with the Muslim lunar calendar.
The holiday is normally celebrated by families gathering together.
